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It's official: The 20GB PS3 is no more

4:32 PM on 04.11.2007, World Famous 24 comments

It's official: The 20GB PS3 is no more photo
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I'll keep this short and sweet, because frankly, we've all seen the writing on the wall for some time. But, Sony finally came clean and announced that the 20GB PlayStation 3 is now dead. No more. Finished. Bye bye. From 1UP:

"At launch, we offered two separate models of PLAYSTATION 3 to meet the diverse needs and interests of our PlayStation fan base. Initial retail demand in North America was upwards of ninety percent in favor of the 60GB sku, so we manufactured and shipped-in accordingly. Due to the overwhelming demand for the 60GB model from both retailers and consumers, we have ceased offering the 20GB model here in North America," said SCEA senior director of corporate communications Dave Karraker.

"In addition to the larger internal hard drive, the 60GB PlayStation 3 features added storage media slots and built-in Wi-Fi not found in the 20GB system. Based on retailer and consumer feedback, we have decided to focus our current efforts on the more popular 60GB model," he concluded.

Good, now that we've got that nasty business out of the way, how about we start getting the good games rollin' on in, Sony? For instance, my MLB: The Show for the PS3 was delayed until May (according to a plump GameStop employee), so I is a sad panda right now. Luckily, MotorStorm is keeping me warm and cozy at night.


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World Famous's Avatar
World Famous at 04/11/2007 16:38
haters.
Azrael's Avatar
Azrael at 04/11/2007 16:38
I dont think thats a good idea, here where I live the Xbox360 core is the popular choice. (you can buy the HDD later anyway and cheaper)

Considering the main problem of the PS3 is price, and that one costs $100 bucks less. Definetily not a smart move.
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Toneman at 04/11/2007 16:41
Who cares, cool people get the 60 gig anyway. Now everyone can be cool. Well, for $600.....
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 04/11/2007 16:42
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BluDesign at 04/11/2007 16:47
@dprime

Awesome

@Summa

Hurts, don't it?

I think the fact that ANY PS3 can have any size drive you want in there makes any secondary sku a real waste of cash.

Frankly, I wish MS had followed this same mentality so we wouldn't have to be wallet-raped for a 120GB drive. I can buy a SATA or EIDE 2.5" drive for $80 at that size.
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ultrantoday at 04/11/2007 16:56
Summa's photoshop skillz are the best. or is that done in Paint? :)

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World Famous at 04/11/2007 16:56
MS Paint ftw!
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World Famous at 04/11/2007 17:14
Yes, these are sad times.
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darkcloud at 04/11/2007 17:18
Forget photoshop, MS paint ftw!
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DannyLove99 at 04/11/2007 17:22
Meh, one less SKU.

I'd rather see MS Paint. At least it's not that fucking Churchill pic (I know, I know, it's not Summa's gimmick, but you get the idea).
Natedizzle's Avatar
Natedizzle at 04/11/2007 18:45
dprime=hater

Agent Moo=Hater

And some of you are still bitching about the price? LAMESAUCE!
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synce at 04/11/2007 18:47
"Based on retailer and consumer feedback, we have decided to focus our current efforts on the more popular 60GB model."

Read: we profit more from the 60GB model, so that's the one you have to buy.
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that1guy at 04/11/2007 18:49
Good Riddance. Sony maybe destined to the same lonely fate as SEGA (at least in the gaming biz...TO THE BARGIN BIN!!!!! I'd pay $100 for one if they paid me a $100.
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Natedizzle at 04/11/2007 18:51
that1guy=hater
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elerra at 04/11/2007 19:12
The PS3 is a great successor to the original XBox - a console that'll bloom late game-wise, and after a couple price drops and a decent used-console market emerges, it'll enjoy an interesting second market as a fantastic commodity Linux-based media center, and be completely blown away by its next gen successor, which will jump the gun by at least six months on everyone else and reclaim the home console market.

Unless, by then, we finally evolve to handhelds.
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DryvBy at 04/11/2007 21:56
I hardly knew ya, PS3 20GB. Thank God you were out of stock when I got my 60GB.
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SuperDave at 04/11/2007 22:02
Anyone else think they only had the 20GB so they could say the PS3 starts at $500 and not $600 for the launch? That lasted a long time, didn't it?

"And some of you are still bitching about the price? LAMESAUCE!"

Yes, because it's still just as expensive as it was...I still don't want to spend $600 for a game console. For that matter the cheaper option is gone now so yeah, still gonna bitch. Get used to it. :P
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Crunshii at 04/11/2007 23:30
im with Summa, dont buy anything if ur going to cry over price.

Use the money instead to go to school, graduate, get a good paying job, dont get a married! then come back n buy the system you want :P
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Burnt Meatloaf at 04/12/2007 04:41
Nice job with the picture. A budget system deserves budget art, yo.

For me, that extra $100 means another year of waiting before I get one. Can I afford a $600 game machine? Easily. I just don't want to.
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Granite Gamer at 04/12/2007 08:40
Sony please die......please
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